IP Address Change on ESX 4 host

1. Check current IP address
• esxcfg-vswif -l
2. Change to new IP address and netmask
• esxcfg-vswif -i <new IP address> -n <new netmask> vswif0
3. Change local hosts file with new IP
• vi /etc/hosts
4. Change to new default gateway
• vi /etc/sysconfig/network
5. Change DNS resolver settings (if applicable)
• vi /etc/resolv.conf
6. Change the vCenter agent configuration
• vi /etc/opt/vmware/vpxa/vpxa.cfg
7. Restart the network
• service network restart
8. Restart the Management Agent
• service mgmt-vmware restart
9. Restart the vCenter Agent
• service vmware-vpxa restart